LPIC I Exam Cram™ 2: Linux Professional Institute Certification Exams 101 and 102

Chapter 16. Linux Printing

Terms you’ll need to understand:

✓	Filter
✓	Print job
✓	Print queues
✓	printcap
✓	Printer
✓	Spool

Techniques you’ll need to master:

✓	Managing printers and queues
✓	Submitting print jobs
✓	Prioritizing and promoting print jobs
✓	Printing multiple copies of print jobs
✓	Installing local and remote printers
✓	Troubleshooting print problems

Linux Printing Overview

The LPI exams don’t place much importance on the subject of printing and only cover the lpd or RFC 1179 BSD-style printing options.

That’s not to say that printing isn’t important and can occupy many hours of a sysadmin’s busy life either by troubleshooting or configuring how users can print their jobs. Although you’ll see few questions about the topic, a thorough understanding of the topic ...